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Lucas, James (1798–1869)

In 1818 James moved with his mother and several siblings from Sydney to Launceston. He married Elizabeth Murray in 1819. They farmed at various properties around Launceston (1820-25), Longford (1826-38) and Evandale (1839-47) before moving to Victoria in 1854. It is thought that he went to the Ballarat goldfields and then settled at Carngham where there was also a goldfield.

*further information: Peter McKay, A Nation Within a Nation: The Lucas Clan in Australia (2004), pp 952-53

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'Lucas, James (1798–1869)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/lucas-james-25628/text33936, accessed 29 January 2022.

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